Kreg Keesee will take the reins at the Freestore Foodbank as the agency balances rising demand and tight funding across the tri-state.

A tiny French bakery on Lookout Mountain may be forced to close after Jefferson County denied a request to let the owners live on-site.

What began as three basketballs on a Nichols Hills lawn has ballooned into a metro‑wide 'Love Stone' display — part memorial, part fentanyl‑awareness campaign.

Two national studies place Washington 48th for military retirees and put Bremerton, Tacoma and Everett near the bottom, flagging homelessness, housing and safety as core issues.

On the ninth anniversary of her disappearance, Sophie Reeder’s family launched Sophie's Light to teach online safety and trafficking awareness in schools. The foundation aims to turn grief into prevention.

Arapahoe County’s Jan. 26 Point‑in‑Time count shows unsheltered numbers down as Aurora’s new navigation campus and Englewood programs moved people indoors.

Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling agreed to a consent decree after the EEOC said it refused to hire a woman with MS; the deal includes $36,000 and new ADA safeguards.

An 18‑year‑old says Minford Local Schools rejected a doctor's note allowing a backpack for a genetic muscle condition, prompting state mediation and a civil‑rights complaint.

Maryland will pilot direct cash for expectant mothers in Cherry Hill, Park Heights and Hagerstown, with roughly 150 slots and linked services.

District 203 is weighing limits on students taking Uber and Lyft during the school day after legal counsel warned of liability. The board will revisit the issue at a June 1 work session.

Facing a drop in out‑of‑state enrollment, the University of Oregon says it must cut about $65M and has paused hiring and pay actions while leaders plan longer‑term fixes. Updates are expected mid‑summer and in the fall.

Earth Funeral opened a nearly 37,000‑sq‑ft soil‑transformation plant in Elkridge, giving Mid‑Atlantic families a nearby alternative to burial or cremation. The site can handle hundreds to thousands of cases a year.

Cleveland’s food pantries are largely run by volunteers in their 70s — and leaders warn the system is stretched thin as SNAP losses and inflation push more people through the doors.